USPatentGranted
B2

Integrated beverage and ice dispenser assembly

Granted 21 Jun 2011 · 12 office actions

Life of the patent

20 dated events
⤢ drag to zoom200420062008201020122014201620182020202220242026ProsecutionOwnershipTerm & fees
ProsecutionOwnershipTerm & feeshover for detail · click to open

Abstract

A beverage dispenser with plural dispensing heads from which different beverages are dispensed. The dispenser has an ice bin from which ice is dispensed. A motor drives an agitator internal to the ice bin. The motor is removably attached to the ice bin by locking pins for easy removal and replacement. Waste ice and beverage is collected in a drip pan. The drip pan is insulated to prevent condensate from collecting around the outer surface of the drip pan. A carbonator is mounted to a front of the dispenser to provide carbonated water. Consequently, the carbonator is easily accessible for maintenance or replacement. Carbonated or non-carbonated water flows through a common manifold to the individual dispensing heads. By setting a manifold valve member associated with each dispensing head, the type of water supplied to the dispensing head, either carbonated or non-carbonated, is selectively set.

Claims

11 · 3 independent · depth 3
1234567891011
11 granted claims

Classifications

6 codes
IPC · International Patent Classification
Section B — Performing operations; transporting
  • B67D7/74
USPC · US Patent Classification
222/129.1222/108222/226222/146.6222/333

Claim changes

Soon
Coming soonHow the claims changed between publication and grant

See which claims were amended, added or cancelled during examination, with every added and removed word marked.

AmendedAddedCancelledUnchanged

The published claims of this patent are not paired with the granted ones in what we hold.

File wrapper

⤢ drag to zoom200620072008200920102011USPTOApplicantNon-final rejectionResponse after non-finalRequest for continued examinationResponse after non-finalRequest for continued examinationFinal rejection
USPTOApplicanthover for detail · click to open
Pendency
6.1 y
2,223 days filing → grant
Office actions
6
non-final + final
Responses
4
2 RCE
Examiner
J. Casimer Jacyna
art unit 3754 · TC 3700
Citations: 16 back · 0 forward

See the full prosecution history — every USPTO and applicant action on this file, in order.

Log in to unlock

Chain of title

⤢ drag to zoom20062008201020122014201620182020202220242026Owner 1Owner 2
Titlehover for detail · click to open

See the full assignment history — every owner this patent has passed through, with recordation dates and reel/frame numbers.

Log in to unlock

Term & fees

See the term timeline — pendency span, in-force span, the maintenance fees paid and both computed expiry dates.

Log in to unlock

Priority chain

2 priority documents
Priority
21 May 2004
earliest claimed
›Priority documents — 2
TypeDocumentDate
provisionalUS 6057342621 May 2004
related publicationUS 20060027598 A19 Feb 2006

Validity challenges

See the validity challenges on record — reexaminations, IPRs and PGRs, with their institution decisions and outcomes.

Log in to unlock

Citations

See every patent this one cites and every patent that cites it back — publication, assignee, and how each one was found.

Log in to unlock